I Want to Want
Ligabue
Continue reading Learn Italian in Song: Voglio VolereJalebis are an Indian sweet (and, like most Indian desserts, horribly sweet).
shot Oct 30, 2004, 2:01 mins, 2.8 MB
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shot Oct 29, 2004, 1:15 mins, 1.8 MB This was taken at an outdoor campfire feast, with a team of hired cooks. I think the darker balls of dough you see at the beginning are makki ki roti (corn bread). When you hear my voice, I’m speaking a mishmash of Italian, English, and Hindi. |
Paolo Conte, 1981. Below is the Neri per Caso version that first introduced me to the song.
Continue reading Learn Italian in Song: Via Con MeCarmen Consoli
| Cerchi riparo fraterno conforto tendi le braccia allo specchio ti muovi a stento e con sguardo severo biascichi un malinconico Modugno
Di quei violini suonati dal vento l’ultimo bacio mia dolce bambina ma sono lacrime mentre piove piove Mille violini suonati dal vento l’ultimo abbraccio mia amata bambina Di quei violini suonati dal vento l’ultimo bacio mia dolce bambina ma sono lacrime |
You seek shelter, fraternal comfort Stretch out your arms to the mirror the heroic rouage of a ferocious goodbye Magical quiet, veiled indulgence in the tenuous memory of a silver rain Of those violins played by the wind rains | ||
A remake of Elvis Presley’s “She”, by Laura Pausini.
| Lei il viso che non scorderai L’orgoglio ed il coraggio lei Lei l’estate che ricanterai lei lo specchio dove tornerai | She, the face you won’t forget the pride and the courage, she Like a golden treasure in her eyes She the summer you will sing again The day you will remember And a thousand things you don’t know That only she can teach you.
She your reason, your why She the summer you will sing again She your reason, your why |